<select>
  <option value ="sydney">Sydney</option>
  <option value ="melbourne">Melbourne</option>
  <option value ="cromwell" selected>Cromwell</option>
  <option value ="queenstown">Queenstown</option>
</select>

<!--
<option value=\"{$option->value}\" selected=\"selected\">". htmlentities($option->display_val, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') .</option>
